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Updated Election Totals Show Barajas Taking Lead in 5th, Runoff Likely in 4th, No Change in Measure G

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2020
| (19) Comments

Updated Election Totals Show Barajas Taking Lead in 5th, Runoff Likely in 4th, No Change in Measure G

We are now ten days since the local election and we now have some preliminary updated vote counts. It ap ...

We are now ten days since the local election and we now have some preliminary updated vote counts. It appears that there were about 6200 new votes in the Measure G election. The yes percentage ticke ...

March 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The End of Great Schools in Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 07, 2020
| (35) Comments

My View: The End of Great Schools in Davis?

Every election year it seems we run into the same scenario—there are 10,000 more ballots to be counted, i ...

Every election year it seems we run into the same scenario—there are 10,000 more ballots to be counted, it’s a relatively close outcome, therefore, we have to wait to call the race. The problem is th ...

March 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Measure G Campaign Officials, Board Members Discuss Status of Returns, Next Steps

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 05, 2020
| (11) Comments

Measure G Campaign Officials, Board Members Discuss Status of Returns, Next Steps

The Vanguard analysis suggests an uphill battle, however, officials are not conceding defeat just yet and ...

The Vanguard analysis suggests an uphill battle, however, officials are not conceding defeat just yet and some believe there may be reason for optimism. “There are many ballots yet to be counted,” Boa ...

March 05, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Local Election Results: Measure Q Passes, Measure G Trails, Provenza Could Be Heading for Runoff in November

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 04, 2020
| (34) Comments

Local Election Results: Measure Q Passes, Measure G Trails, Provenza Could Be Heading for Runoff in November

One big question after Tuesday night is how many votes remain to be counted in Yolo County. Just under 1 ...

One big question after Tuesday night is how many votes remain to be counted in Yolo County. Just under 12,000 votes were counted in the city of Davis for Measure Q and just under 13,000 in the DJUSD ...

March 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Will Measure G Pass?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 29, 2020
| (35) Comments

My View: Will Measure G Pass?

With voting scheduled to occur on Tuesday – the question locally will largely come down to Measure G. Wi ...

With voting scheduled to occur on Tuesday – the question locally will largely come down to Measure G. Will Measure G pass? While a two-thirds vote is a high hurdle, I believe that Measure G will nar ...

February 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: More Flawed Arguments Against Measure G

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 23, 2020
| (1) Comment

Sunday Commentary: More Flawed Arguments Against Measure G

After reading the opposition campaign and letters against the Parcel Tax, my two conclusions are first, t ...

After reading the opposition campaign and letters against the Parcel Tax, my two conclusions are first, that the opposition is still pretty small. The number of pro-G letters greatly outstrips the op ...

February 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Parcel Tax Exemptions: The Legal, the Political and the Moral

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 17, 2020
| (28) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Parcel Tax Exemptions: The Legal, the Political and the Moral

Let’s get this out of the way – the parcel tax is the worst conceivable type of tax that could ever have ...

Let’s get this out of the way – the parcel tax is the worst conceivable type of tax that could ever have been created. Critics are right to point out that the parcel tax is extremely regressive. You ...

February 17, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Letter Writer Gets It Wrong on Measure G

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 16, 2020
| (1) Comment

Sunday Commentary: Letter Writer Gets It Wrong on Measure G

We have not seen a lot of opposition to the parcel tax, but the few objections that we have seen have sig ...

We have not seen a lot of opposition to the parcel tax, but the few objections that we have seen have significant errors. The letter from Randy Chinn in the local paper provides a pretty good example ...

February 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Davis High PTA Endorses Measure G

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 14, 2020
| (6) Comments

Letter: Davis High PTA Endorses Measure G

DHS PTA 2019/20 Executive Board The Davis High School PTA voted to endorse Measure G, and we’d like to as ...

DHS PTA 2019/20 Executive Board The Davis High School PTA voted to endorse Measure G, and we’d like to ask for your YES vote on March 3. DHS PTA recognizes the role a consistent staff plays on our cam ...

February 14, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: How and Why the School Board Put Forth the Parcel Tax to the Voters

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 13, 2020
| (16) Comments

Guest Commentary: How and Why the School Board Put Forth the Parcel Tax to the Voters

By Joe DiNunzio At the invitation of the Davis Vanguard, the following article is a rather detailed overv ...

By Joe DiNunzio At the invitation of the Davis Vanguard, the following article is a rather detailed overview of the process the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) undertook during 2019 that l ...

February 13, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Too Little Too Late for Opponents of G?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2020
| (14) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Too Little Too Late for Opponents of G?

Up until this week there has been no sign of organized opposition to Measure G, the $198 per year parcel ...

Up until this week there has been no sign of organized opposition to Measure G, the $198 per year parcel tax. But yesterday evening Mary McDonald sent out a press release hoping to change that. But on ...

February 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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No on Measure G Campaign Begins

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 09, 2020
| (40) Comments

No on Measure G Campaign Begins

(From Press Release – No on Measure G) - “Support Teachers, Not Parcel Taxes,” says Mary McDonald, spokes ...

(From Press Release – No on Measure G) - “Support Teachers, Not Parcel Taxes,” says Mary McDonald, spokesperson for the NPTPAC (No Parcel Taxes Political Action Committee), a registered committee with ...

February 09, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (40) Comments

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My View: With a Month to Go, Parcel Tax Looks Like It Will Pass

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 01, 2020
| (4) Comments

My View: With a Month to Go, Parcel Tax Looks Like It Will Pass

This is a prediction based on speculation. We have been covering parcel taxes since 2007. Over that tim ...

This is a prediction based on speculation. We have been covering parcel taxes since 2007. Over that time we have seen parcel taxes pass with the following percentages: 73, 75.7, 67.2, 69, and 71.9. ...

February 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Will Measure G Pass?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 23, 2020
| (15) Comments

Analysis: Will Measure G Pass?

Going into the election for the parcel tax, polling indicated that a $200 parcel tax would be right on th ...

Going into the election for the parcel tax, polling indicated that a $200 parcel tax would be right on the cusp – it got to about 65 percent support, adding in leaners, which would leave it just short ...

January 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Davis Teachers Do Deserve Better – That’s Why District Is Seeking More Funding

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2020
| (30) Comments

Commentary: Davis Teachers Do Deserve Better – That’s Why District Is Seeking More Funding

Gregg Cook has been pushing this point for over a year now – opposing the parcel tax, and arguing for alt ...

Gregg Cook has been pushing this point for over a year now – opposing the parcel tax, and arguing for alternatives. Unfortunately it is a flawed analysis, as we shall see. He writes: “There is no que ...

January 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (30) Comments

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In Support of Measure G

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 15, 2020
| (25) Comments

In Support of Measure G

By Don Shor I am writing in support of Measure G, the proposed parcel tax of $198 per property to raise a ...

By Don Shor I am writing in support of Measure G, the proposed parcel tax of $198 per property to raise approximately $3 million in order to fund teacher pay increases in the Davis Joint Unified Schoo ...

January 15, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: The District Doesn’t Have Many Alternatives

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2020
| (56) Comments

Commentary: The District Doesn’t Have Many Alternatives

There is a belief that the district could solve a lot of its fiscal problems through better efficiency. T ...

There is a belief that the district could solve a lot of its fiscal problems through better efficiency. The reality is that is probably not true. For one thing, Alan Fernandes engaged with a consultan ...

January 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (56) Comments

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Measure G Campaign Explains Why We Need Another Parcel Tax – Part II

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2020
| (80) Comments

Measure G Campaign Explains Why We Need Another Parcel Tax – Part II

Last week the Vanguard sat down with two school board members, Joe DiNunzio and Alan Fernandes, as well a ...

Last week the Vanguard sat down with two school board members, Joe DiNunzio and Alan Fernandes, as well as Victor Lagunes, the DTA president, to talk about the need for another parcel tax that would a ...

January 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (80) Comments

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Parcel Tax Team Sits Down to Talk as Campaign Roars into Action Down the Quick Stretch – Part I

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2020
| (3) Comments

Parcel Tax Team Sits Down to Talk as Campaign Roars into Action Down the Quick Stretch – Part I

Here we are, exactly a week into the New Year and yet, in less than two months, California will vote not ...

Here we are, exactly a week into the New Year and yet, in less than two months, California will vote not only in the presidential primary, but also on a host of local measures – including, for Davis, ...

January 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (3) Comments

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My View: School Board Had Limited Options on Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 04, 2020
| (35) Comments

My View: School Board Had Limited Options on Parcel Tax

Before the school board put the parcel tax on the ballot, they did something very unusual – they had a su ...

Before the school board put the parcel tax on the ballot, they did something very unusual – they had a subcommittee meet for about six months to discuss the options, go over the finances, and understa ...

January 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (35) Comments

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